I've heard that one floated before. So they still have all the old tooling there in Stuttgart to make me a 2014 OM617 powered 300D? Or then if it is NOS, imagine all the dried rubber bits. *shudder*

I sure as hell would not want a new MBZ with all the electronic controlled/super-emissions/you cant drive a straight line, so here's a beeper to wake up crap. Now, I'd take one over any other make, but over my 30-year old w123? No deal. Just give me the $60k in cash please so I can go buy another one used, and have $55k to put towards maintenance.

Thank God I still have 740,000 miles to go before I have to worry about that nonsense.

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1985 MBZ 300D (DD, 240k, unmuffled hellion!)
1982 MBZ 300D (372k, retired for parts)
1981 MBZ 300D (575k, parts pig)

Congrats. Hope to make it to the same milestone myself.

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D, 425K

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Mmm, I better get mine fixed and back on the road before you pass my mark... You have 29K to go I think...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I've never heard this. Do you have any details on the program, or the exact stories of anyone getting a free car?

link here:

http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/heritage/events_community/overview/feature/id-689a3e9630b9d210VgnVCM2000007d184335____/pdf-highmileageaward

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Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

Come again???

Says nothing about anyone getting a "new one" OR a free car in your linky.

I don't see anything myself about a free Benz.

Thanks for all the comments! Some of you asked questions so I will try to answer them all now.

A little history, I bought the car new and have maintained it myself ever since except for the 1500 mile service.

At 400K I took it off the road for 4 days and did the following:
1. Replaced timing chain
2. Installed 2.88 Differential from an 85 parts car
3. Replaced wheels with 15" from 86 420SEL
4. Reset odometer from the 85 to correct mileage and installed it.
5. Spent most of a full day recalibrating speedometer and changing gears multiple times to correct the odometer, Results with 2.88 gears and 15" wheels are 30MPH reads 29, 60 MPH reads 60 with stopwatch and GPS confirmation. Odometer on 100 miles of interstate and GPS reads 99.9. That's as close as I could get it.
6. Replaced rear axle boots.

Other things like tie rods, brakes, alternators, starter drive, cruise control amp, tach amp have been done as needed over the years.

I change oil and filter every 3000 miles! Only 1 time on a trip we were in the middle of Montana and I couldn't find a place that would let me change it did it run beyond that. Finally changed it at 3255 miles. No one but me is allowed to change the oil or put a wrench on her!

Seats have been covered with sheepskins since 2 weeks old. On the 4th set now.

297K got tired of the ever failing bosch alternators and changed over to a GM 15si 100 Amp alternator that has been on ever since.

The transmission has never been rebuilt. Fluid is changed every 25K or annually. Installed shift modification kit at 287K

It is a great car, and has never left me stranded on the road. (limped home a time or 2 but never had to be towed).

I did have her repainted 4 years ago the original color Petrol Metallic.

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ASE Master Car / Light Truck
ASE Master Medium Heavy Truck
EVT Master Technician Ambulance
EVT Master Technician Fire Apparatus

"Without Fleet The Pride Doesn't Ride"

1983 300SD 609K + still going strong!
1970 Monte Carlo
1994 Ford F150

Wow, so you're the original owner, too? That's really impressive.

I'm jealous .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I dunno....I think delaying to 3255 miles for that one oil change is really going to hurt the longevity.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Oil change frequency at one time drove me to do as the OP did, many a time! It's been almost 20 years now, but I've changed the oil of my 300SD in many a motel parking lot that I was staying at while on-the-road sometimes a thousand miles away from my homebase. I had all the tools/jackstands/drain pan with me, so it was very doable. To this day, I still change out my 7.3 liter PSD's 15.5 qts. when on-the-road in Walmart parking lots. Their auto service dept. takes the oil and old filter for recycling. You just have to be set-up with the few things to do it.

Definitely. I'm surprised that the engine even made it to 500k with that sort of abuse.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Heh, funny... Factory recommendations are 5K OCI... looks like you've certainly babied your car!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!